US Video Store Update for 10/31

October 31, 2008 on 9:03 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off

For now on I will also be posting updates to the Video PlayStation Store, which is currently only accessible for US users. You can access the Video PlayStation Store via the PSP PlayStation Store or PSP Media Manager by clicking the video tab in the upper left corner of either store. Because of the large nature of PlayStation Video Store updates I will post ten television series items and ten feature films on the lead-in (or the part of the update that you see on the Front Page and the rest after a "read on" click. Television Shows: American Dad, Season 4 Bones, Season 4 Chuck, Season 2 Elite Forces, Season 1 Family Guy, Season 7 Friends, Season 5 Fringe, Season 1 How I Met Your Mother, Season 1 &4 It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Season 4 Miami Ink, Season 4 Feature Films: 30 Days of Night 88 Minutes A Mighty Heart Absolute Power Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams An Arctic Tale Anaconda 3: Offspring Arctic Tale Arthur Assassins Read on for more television shows and feature films Downloading videos from your PC to your PSP requires the PSP Media Manager, which is currently only Windows-compatible. Your PSP must be at firmware 4.05 or above, and a USB cable is required. You can also download videos to your PSP via the PlayStation Network menu, featured in firmware 5.00 and above. You must have access to a Wi-Fi connection to use this feature.

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PSP PlayStation Store Updates for 10/30

October 30, 2008 on 11:01 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off

Very little content for the PSP this week. North America gets nothing wells Europe gets Def Jam Fight For NY: The Takeover for £15.99 (or €19.99), Cool Boarders 2 for £3.99 (or €4.99), a Loco Roco 2 trailer. Still searching for a site that offers Japan PlayStation Store Updates. If you know of any site that offers Japan PlayStation Store Updates please post the site in the comments of this article. Update: It seems that the North American PlayStation STore did in fact get some content this week. North American users can enjoy a trailer for Super Stardust Portable. European Content: Downloadable Titles: Def Jam Fight For NY: The Takeover full game (£15.99/€19.99) PS1 Classics: Cool Boarders 2 full PS1 game (£3.99/€4.99) Game Videos: Loco Roco 2 TGS trailer North American Content Game Videos: Super Stardust Portable Trailer Downloading content from your PC to your PSP requires the PSP Media Manager, which is currently only Windows-compatible. Your PSP must be at firmware 4.05 or above, and a USB cable is required. You can also download content to your PSP via the PlayStation Network menu, featured in firmware 5.00 and above. You must have access to a Wi-Fi connection to use this feature.

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You’re Doing it Wrong: Hacker Misses the Point

October 30, 2008 on 8:04 am | In Accessories | Comments Off

The PSP homebrew hacking community has awoken from its peaceful slumber to unite and rally around a new challenge: the PSP 3000. Sony's new hardware revision is slimmer and brighter than its predecessors, but those are not the only improvements... [Click through for full story]

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Newsbits for 10/29:PSP-3000 hacks, Dissidia, Super Stardust, Media Manager and more!

October 29, 2008 on 8:15 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off

Some pretty good news to report this newsbits! One piece of exciting is a new PSP Media Manager that lets you download content from the PlayStation Store via your PC and another is that the PSP-3000 has been hacked via a CPU switch with the PSP-2000. More news below. Are you excited about the new 4GB PSP-3000 Entertainment Pack? Well bad news! A recent PlayStation Blog entry has revealed that Sony will not be selling the 4GB PSP-3000 Entertainment Pack. Instead they are now offering a 1GB Ratchet and Clank Size Matters PSP-3000 bundle, and will be offering the same pack except that it will come with a Piano black PSP-3000 instead of a Mystic Silver. A new PSP Media Manager has been posted on the PlayStation Blog. This new manager offers PSP users the ability to download content from the PlayStation Store via their PC's. For PSP users without a Wi-Fi connection this manager will come in really handy! You can download the new manager via the PC PlayStation Store link here. Some new scans have showed up for Final Fantasy Dissidia. The scans show Final Fantasy VI characters Terra Branford and Kefka in full 3D glory! Ever since the dawn of the PSP, talented software engineers, known as "hackers", have taken the PSP apart and found all of its secrets. It seems that not even the new PSP-3000 can stop these engineers. A couple of hackers on PionyPSP have managed to hack the PSP-3000. How did they do this? Simple, by replacing the PSP-3000's CPU with that of the PSP-2000. Some features are do function, however. These include the screen and sound of the PSP-3000. Videos of how this was done are shown below. It seems that a new Elder Scrolls game will potentially come to the PSP by 2010, however, it looks like Oblivion PSP will not be coming in the near future. Get more information from Bethesda. Two new trailers for Garnet Chronicles has popped on Gametrailers. Japan gets new downlodable content for Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G. A new Impact Mode has been added to the upcoming Super Stardust Portable game for the PSP. Super Stardust Portable is a port from the Super Stardust HD game for the PS3. PSPFanboy hands a hands-on walkthrough comparing the two games.

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Garnet Chronicle PSP Trailer

October 29, 2008 on 7:17 am | In Games | Comments Off

Garnet Chronicle is a new RPG from Korean development studio Ironnos and published by Sega. The game is also known as Astonishia Story 2: Fate to Unhorse One in Korea. Like the first PSP release in this searies, the game... [Click through for full story]

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Is Mirasol the Future of Handheld Gaming?

October 28, 2008 on 7:31 am | In Accessories | Comments Off

Every PSP owner knows that the biggest enemy of handheld games is not man-made, but natural. Direct sunlight has been the biggest impediment to gaming since Jack Thompson was still allowed to practice law. While the new PSP 3000 was... [Click through for full story]

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